Law Without Leverage? The Middle East’s New Security Geometry and Europe’s Moment of Choice
On February 23, 2026, a joint ministerial declaration-signed by representatives from Saudi Arabia, Brazil, France, several Nordic and Southern European states (including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and Slovenia), Egypt, Jordan, Türkiye, Qatar, Indonesia, Luxembourg, and others, together with the Secretaries-General of the League of Arab States and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation-issued a forceful condemnation of recent Israeli measures in the West Bank.